HAZECO E-Bid Tender for 132kV Abbottabad–Nathiagali Transmission Line Works

Hazara Electric Supply Company (HAZECO) invites electronic bids for works on the 132kV Abbottabad–Nathiagali transmission line under Tender No. PD(GSC)/HAZECO/NCB-07/2026-27. Procurement will follow National Competitive Bidding (NCB) through the Single Stage One Envelope e-bidding method in accordance with PPRA rules.

Eligibility: Bidders must be registered with PPRA, including use of EPADS, and with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), with registration renewed for 2026–27 in the financial category and specialization codes required for the work. Bidders must demonstrate five years of construction experience corresponding to the required PEC registration category and codes.

A bidder must be a natural person, private entity or government-owned enterprise and an active taxpayer with FBR, KPRA and Sales Tax. Joint ventures are excluded.

Bidders must have successfully completed at least two civil contracts of the same nature and scope within the last five years. The value of each contract, work order or revised amount of the completed project must be at least 50% of the estimated project cost. Relevant work orders, contract agreements and completion certificates must accompany the e-bid.

Bidders must provide duly certified or audited financial records for the last three years from a recognized firm registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), meeting the following requirements:

Bidding documents and submission: Complete bidding documents containing instructions, terms and conditions, and specifications are available to registered bidders through EPADS 2.0 at https://epads.gov.pk/ and at the office of Project Director (GSC), HAZECO, Abbottabad. Interested bidders must apply online through the E-Pak Acquisition & Disposal System (E-PADS 2.0) in accordance with PPRA procedures.

Bid security: Bidders must submit 3% of the estimated project cost as bid security through a CDR from any scheduled bank of Pakistan, in favour of Hazara Electric Supply Company (HAZECO), Abbottabad. The original CDR must be submitted in a sealed envelope before the bid closing time; otherwise, the e-bid will be treated as non-responsive and rejected.

A bidder quoting 10% below, or lower than, the engineer's estimate must also submit an additional 2% bid security of the estimated project cost with the e-bid through an original CDR in a sealed envelope. Failure to submit this security will result in the bid being treated as non-responsive and rejected.

Partial e-bids and bids with incomplete documents will be rejected. Conditional e-bids will not be accepted. All information and documents must be factual. Any misrepresentation, false statement or fake document discovered at any stage will lead to debarment or blacklisting of the firm, and the matter will be reported to PEC for cancellation of the firm's registration or licence. HAZECO reserves the right to accept or reject all e-bids under PPRA Rule 45.

Contact: Project Director GSC, 66 KVC Grid Station, Murree Road, Abbottabad. Phone: 0992-9310090. Email: manager.grid.system.construction@hazeco.com.pk. Notice reference: ADPR-76.